Neighborhood Opinions

We are considering moving and want to find out what the general opinion is on certian neighborhoods. We are looking for family friendly, young teens, safety etc... you know all the usual. Some considerations are:

Woodbridge
Edgefield
Westbury Park
Pinecrest
Pine Ridge

Basically Buckwalter. We know the Farm and currently are in Island West.

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I am in Edgefield. I have only been here for about 2 weeks. I personally would not buy in here. We are renting and do not plan to buy until next year sometime. It is a pretty neighborhood with a nice pool. The problem for me(and it might just be where I am located) is that my boys who are use to playing wiffle ball and baseball in the street back home, have been harassed by my neighbor across the street. They were told that if the ball touches his property, he will call the cops. I no longer let them play in the street because it is just not worth the hassle. I am afraid that if he sees anything out of place on his property that they will get the blame. So far, I do not find it kid friendly.

We live in Woodbridge and absolutely love it. Lots of kids. We have a community pool, clubhouse and nice park in the middle which keeps our dues relatively low. The houses in the older sections are small, but there are some really big ones in the back. Plus, most of the lots are fairly sized. I can't stand to feel like I'm on top of my neighbors and don't feel that way here which is something that we were very concerned about. We've lived here for just over 6 years now. Most of the neighbors are pretty good. Not too many crazy's like the one you described. We had a neighbor like that where we used to live, so I feel your pain. We are looking to move in the next year or so into a bigger house and the only developments that we are seriously considering at this point is Woodbridge and Lawton Station.

is to have your realtor get you a copy of the HOA/POA covenants for each of these neighborhoods. It's always a good idea to review them to see if the convenants might be too strict for your lifestyle. The BT Vox seems to have covenant complaints each week. I personally like covenants because they protect your property values even though I might not agree with all of them. Second, depending on the neighborhood being in Bluffton town limits or Beaufort county, you need to review crime reports for these neighborhoods. You can go to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Dept website at www.bcso.net and click on "sections" and then click on "criminal records" to file a "Freedom of Information Act" request information on "all calls" to the neighborhood you are considering moving to. Most important, you need to list the names of streets you are interested in knowing about. The last thing you want to do is buy a home on a street that has had several crime calls/reports in the past year or two.

I would go with Woodbridge. I've never heard anyone complain about it. Westbury is nice. I've lived there before but the HOA/POA fees are rather high. That and you will hate the gate within the 1st week of living there. It is often broken and your fees with sky rocket b/c of this. Good luck with the move!!

We live in Lawton Station..It is very nice, and we were lucky to have bought in the very beginning...we purchased our house before a 50 thousand price increase...but, there are already a few crazies here...not beyond your normal stuff though.

no POA yet, you have to deal with some folks who dont mow thier yard but other than that the folks are really really nice and you can expect property values to increase faster than any community in the buckwalter area. (well thats my opinion anyhow)

I currently live in The Traditions @ Old Carolina and I absolutely love it. I know people who have started out here aren't excited that they changed the golf course to a mere 9 holes but at the same time, I have great neighbors, a friendly atmosphere and a place that I feel safe to bring my daughter and the other kids outside. In this day in age, that speaks a lot to me!

However, If I was to move somewhere else, I have always loved Pinecrest. I have heard great things about the community and it seems to be great.

My son lives in Riversend. Personally I like it over there,I like the fact that everyone is down to earth and not anal about what kind of fence you can put up and not have a fit about a boat being parked in the yard etc.... but unfortunatly for my daughter it is not so great. There really is not a population, so to speak, of young teens.

We have lived in Rivers End for 7 years and love it out here! We have 4 kids 4,4,6,15 and all of them have friends in here there own ages. All most all people out here keep there yards nice,and the whole area kept up.We have never had a problem with anyone in here.